Kiko Pangilinan

“We witnessed last night how our co-equal chamber has fast-tracked the approval of the provisional franchise bill of ABS-CBN. In a few hours after its filing, the Committee of the Whole approved HB 6732 on first and second reading, and is expected to vote on it on third reading early

“OK na rin, lalong-lalo na sa 11,000 empleyado ng ABS-CBN at sa milyon-milyong mga kapamilya na nanonood dito at nakakatanggap ng balita sa panahon ng pandemya. May pansamantalang lunas na Band-Aid.

THE Senate on Tuesday adopted Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s proposed resolution to honor late communications luminary and former Secretary of the Department of Tourism Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. Jimenez was best known for putting the Philippines back in the global spotlight with his famous tourism campaign, “It’s More Fun in

“56 araw na tayong naka-ECQ sa Metro Manila. Magiging ‘unli’ quarantine ang mangyayari kung walang agresibo at tuloy-tuloy na libreng mass testing at contact tracing, isolation para sa mga na-test, at treatment para sa mga nagpositive.

“I just wanted to manifest that we support the resolution. There were instances in the past despite the fact that a case had been filed before the Supreme Court on matters of national concern, national interest, or public interest that the Senate of the Philippines took on a position and

“Di biro ang maging nanay. E maging nanay pa sa 9 na bata? Pero nagawa yan ng nanay ko, si Mommy Emma. Pinalaki kaming lahat nang maayos. Dahil pre-school teacher siya, siniguro niyang may mga laruan at libro kami, kahit second-hand dahil bagamat hindi naman kami masasabing mahirap hindi din

SENATORS Risa Hontiveros and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday called for a Senate inquiry in aid of legislation into the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) lobby to exclude Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the COVID-19 quarantine.  Senate Resolution 396 comes after the gaming regulator last week allowed POGOs

“We condemn this arbitrary exercise of governmental power. Ito’y kalokohan. Sa gitna ng pandemya ito inaatupag ng gobyerno. 2.2 milyong Pilipino na ang nawalan ng trabaho bunga ng COVIC pandemic at quarantine. Ang krisis ng kalusugan ay krisis na sa paggawa at pangkabuhayan ng mga kapamilya, kaibigan, kapitbahay, at kakilala.

We appeal to the sense of compassion and understanding of the Senate leadership and our colleagues to allow Senator Leila de Lima to participate in plenary sessions through teleconferencing, which has a bipartisan support during this period of COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Leila will be an added voice of knowledge and